Stirred By The Scriptures

What if forgiveness cost you dearly? That was the case for a man by the name of Philemon. His slave Onesimus had stolen from him and had runaway. Paul encounters Onesumus and he becomes a Christian. Now the tough part, Paul asks Philemon to forgive.

He could command him to forgive but “for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you”. Paul saw that forgiveness runs much deeper than a demand to obey, it comes from a heart of love. By the way, the slave Onesimus, who had been useless his name literally means - useful.